Every Mirror's Edge game, ranked
All 2 Mirror's Edge games we hold, spanning 2009 to 2020: 2 ranked by the GamingPickz Score and plotted below, the rest listed in release order so nothing in the series is missing. Together they carry 55,855 Steam reviews.
Where to start
- For the best-reviewed: Mirror's Edge (GamingPickz Score 7.8), the highest-rated entry we can score.
The Mirror's Edge games on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 2 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
2 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 2 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
2 best Mirror's Edge games, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
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Mirror's Edge
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMirror's Edge at a glance Released 2009 Studio DICE Player sentiment 88% positive of 39,319 Critics 81/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size Not stated Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 88% shrinks to 88.0 on 39,319 reviews, then blends with the 81 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.1GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMirror's Edge Catalyst at a glance Released 2020 Studio DICE Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,536 Critics 74/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 25 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 80% shrinks to 80.1 on 16,536 reviews, then blends with the 74 critic aggregate, giving 7.1.
Best and worst entry
The best-received Mirror's Edge game we can score is Mirror's Edge at 7.8. The lowest is Mirror's Edge Catalyst at 7.1, a 0.7-point spread across the series. The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Cheapest way in, and best value
- Cheapest right now: Mirror's Edge at $19.99. Prices are read live from Steam and move.
- Best value: Mirror's Edge, the most GamingPickz Score per dollar in the series at its current price.
On a Steam Deck
Valve's own Deck compatibility rating for the Mirror's Edge entries on Steam:
- Verified: Mirror's Edge
- Playable: Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Platforms across the series
Where the 2 Mirror's Edge games have landed, counting every entry we hold:
| Platform family | Entries |
|---|---|
| PC | 2 of 2 |
The Mirror's Edge series, game by game
Every Mirror's Edge game we hold, in release order. Each description is the game's own, from Steam where it has a listing and Wikipedia for the older entries, never ours.
- 2009
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story. (Steam)
Plot
Setting and characters Mirror's Edge is set in a near-future city where life is comfortable and crime is almost non-existent. The city's state of bliss is achieved by an oppressive regime that controls the media and its citizens. An underground crew of parkour couriers, called Runners, operate independently from the city's security and surveillance measures, delivering private goods and sensitive information. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Mirror's Edge received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic . The Windows version was considered superior to its console counterparts due to its more accurate controls and extra graphical features such as PhysX effects. Game Informer described Mirror's Edge as an inspiring and "genre-defining" game, while Computer and Video Games called it "an extraordinary and special game", stating… (Wikipedia)
- 2020
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom. (Steam)
Plot
Setting The game takes place in the dystopian, futuristic city of Glass, the showcase city of the nation of Cascadia, governed by a totalitarian corporatocracy . Cascadian society is highly stratified , and most citizens work for the corporations and are connected to the Grid, a massive social surveillance system digitally connecting everything and everyone in cities like Glass. The corporations are secretly preparing to launch a project, called… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Edit on Wikidata Mirror's Edge Catalyst received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Chris Carter from Destructoid gave the game a positive review, commending the focus on open world gameplay, saying that the game "nails" exploration and parkour movement. He felt that because the gameplay was fun overall, players could spend an endless amount of time roaming the game world. (Wikipedia)
Mirror's Edge, head to head
Two entries side by side on score, price, specs and reception:
Mirror's Edge vs other series
How Mirror's Edge stacks up against other series in the same genre, as a whole:
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Common questions
How many Mirror's Edge games are there?
We hold 2 Mirror's Edge games in the catalogue, released between 2009 and 2020. 2 of them carry enough Steam data to rank; the rest are listed in release order below, including console-only entries with no Steam listing.
Which Mirror's Edge game is best?
By the GamingPickz Score, Mirror's Edge rates highest at 7.8. That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, computed the same way for every game, not our opinion. The full ranking is above.
What order should I play the Mirror's Edge games in?
Release order is listed below, from 2009 to 2020. For most series that is also story order, but we list dates rather than telling you a canon; the timeline is read from Wikidata.
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